http://linuxexchange.org/questions/565/mouse-pointer-gets-trapped-in-game-windows<p>I think this is an SDL "feature". I am playing a game in a window, I receive an instant message, pause, want to reply, but cannot because all my keypresses are handled by the game and then discarded, so no alt+tab, and the mouse pointer cannot leave the game window. Is there a way to take the focus away from those SDL windows?</p>enTue, 17 Apr 2012 22:56:40 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/565/mouse-pointer-gets-trapped-in-game-windows/2839<p>Could also be a bug in the game.</p>peteriusTue, 17 Apr 2012 22:56:40 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/565/mouse-pointer-gets-trapped-in-game-windows/2839http://linuxexchange.org/questions/565/mouse-pointer-gets-trapped-in-game-windows#2611<p>Please accept an answer, or provide more details on what you're looking for.</p>rfelsburgTue, 14 Jun 2011 11:45:16 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/565/mouse-pointer-gets-trapped-in-game-windows#2611http://linuxexchange.org/questions/565/mouse-pointer-gets-trapped-in-game-windows/572<p>ALT+TAB should do it. If not report a bug to the SDL team.</p>smeezekittyFri, 14 May 2010 00:53:08 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/565/mouse-pointer-gets-trapped-in-game-windows/572